Summer Reading Program Events

This week in Children's Services at the Main Library:

• Tuesday, July 15th @ 7pm - Make Your Own Recycled Art (registration required)
• Wednesday, July 16th @ 10:30am - Smart Start Storytime Ladybugs
• Wednesday, July 16th @ 2pm - Life in the Arts presentation and mini-performance by the Fort Wayne Ballet
• Wednesday, July 16th @ 6:30pm - Dancing Dogs and More presentation and mini-performance by the Fort Wayne Ballet
• Thursday, July 17th @ 10:30am - Team Read
• Thursday, July 17th @ 6:30pm - Paws to Read
• Friday, July 18th @ 10am - Babies & Books
• Friday, July 18th @ 10:30am & 11am - Toddler Time
• Saturday, July 19th - All Day - Creative & Crafty Saturdays
• Saturday, July 19th - 9am to 1pm - Visit us at Barr St. Market to make a pot and plant a seed to take home.
  

You still have time to get involved in the summer reading program!

Let's Play Chess!

Children (Preschool through those entering Grade 5) are invited to register to play in this all-day, unrated, “just for fun” Chess tournament. Pre-registration - by Friday, August 8 - is requested of all participants. We’ll supply the chessboards; plan to have a fun day playing chess! The tournament will begin at 9:45 am with a players’ meeting beginning at 9:15 am. Trophies will be awarded to top players and participation awards will be given to all chess players. Registration is limited. Call the Children’s Services department at 421-1220 for more details or just use this online form to register.

Want to read about chess? Check out this booklist!

If you know an older kid (middle school or high school) who likes to play chess, the Young Adult department is also having a chess tournament this summer. Call them at 421-1255 for more information.

The Library at Barr Street Market

Visit us every Saturday July 12th through September 27th from 9am to 1pm at the Barr Street Market on the corner of Wayne St. & Barr St. in downtown Fort Wayne. Each week the Children's Services department will be offering a different activity.

Stop by after the parade today to get a temporary tattoo and sign up for the Summer Reading Program!

Creative and Crafty Saturdays

Fossil Rubbing!

Visit Children's Services during library hours tomorrow (Saturday, July 12th) to create your own unique fossil rubbing to take home!




By pairing up different fossil halves, you can create a fossil like the "Turtlefin"(pictured) .

Piggies!

Join us tomorrow, July 11, for some piggy songs, piggy stories, and piggy fun at our Baby & Toddler Storytimes! Here's a classic rhyme you can do with your youngster:

THIS LITTLE PIGGY
This little piggy went to market,
This little piggy stayed home,
This little piggy had roast beef,
This little piggy had none,
And this little piggy cried WEE! WEE! WEE! all the way home!

Click here for more fun "piggy" stories you can find at the Allen County Public Library.

Babies & Books: Every Friday, 10:00 a.m.
Toddler Time: Every Friday, 10:30 and 11:00 a.m.

Puppet Show!

(Rufus the Dog and Pete the Rat)

Thursday, July 10th
10:30 a.m. & 2:30 p.m.

Be sure to join us as The Roz Puppets present two favorite fables!
This is a program for families with children of all ages,
so come out and enjoy this terrific performance with the family .

Groups must pre-register for this event by calling the Children's Services Department at 421-1220

Meet Froggy

Come to Children's Services on Wednesday, July 9 at 10:30 AM or 2:00 PM for some frog stories and activities. We'll also have a special visitor...Froggy, from Jonathan London's books.

It's sure to be a hoppin' good time!